Sen. Ted Cruz was cut off while addressing an enthusiastic audience at the annual Faith & Freedom Coalition conference in Washington, DC on Thursday.

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“Thank you for your prayers, thank you for your passion, thank you for your time, thank you for your energy, thank you for speaking out and working to retake our nation,” Cruz continued.

Music then came over the sound system and a voice introduced the following speaker, Faith & Freedom Coalition southern regional director Virginia Galloway. As Galloway walked onto the stage, Cruz looked around, apparently confused and threw up his hands. He then waved and exited the stage to cheers.

“Sen. Cruz had not completed his remarks when a member of the audio-visual team mistakenly announced the next speaker,” Lance Lemmonds, a spokesperson for the Faith and Freedom Coalition, explained.

“We sincerely apologize to Sen. Cruz, who is a great friend of this organization and people of faith across the country.”

Cruz opened his speech with a pronouncement that earned him raucous cheers and should have guaranteed a spot on the stage for as long as he wanted.

“It is June of 2017, and Hillary Clinton is not the president of the United States,” he announced.

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